>> good morning, merry christmas eve. 6:00 a.m. on this thursday, december 24. we're working on several new and developing stories. >> severe storms tear through the south and the midwest killing 8 people including a child. >> temperatures are expected to soar to record highs today. act automatic is tracking the late -- accuweather is tracking the latest. >> there's time to get your holiday shopping done. we're live where you can make it happen. >> reporter: let's go over to david murphy with accuweather and matt pellman has traffic. karen rogers is off, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we have an umbrella standing by for me right over there. because you look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we are close to getting rape in the city pushing up from the south

and west, some of it highlighted in yellow. it's possible you get a brief downpour out of some of this. we don't have early thunderstorms. we look at the wide view there's clouds and rain, we won't have rain all day, but periods of rain, the national weather center has us at a slight risk of severe weather. there could have strong gusty winds and the outside of a quick tornado, but the biggest issue is straight line winds. temperatures right now are just amazing we're at 69 degrees in philadelphia. very mild as you step outside. 66 in allentown. 68 in wilmington, and a lot of these numbers are setting record highs, but our highs will go way higher. noon, 73. 3:00 p.m., that's the high, 76 destroying the old record for

the day which is back in the mid 60s. 6:00 a.m., 68678 there's a chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm at any time today. it won't be raining all the time, you'll have a batch in the morning and and another batch in the afternoon and evening. matt pellman when i step back inside i'll have the latest on santa's arrival later tonight. >> reporter: we have a crash on the schuylkill expressway eastbound direction east of montgomery drive. it involves a vehicle that flipped over several times, but landed on its wheels. couldn't do that again if you tried. eastbound the right lane is knocked out because of the accident, just the two left lanes getting by, it's a slow go past montgomery drive on the schuylkill expressway eastbound. you might want to use the river drives instead. several broken down vehicles one on the vine past the ask schuyll

expressway on the shoulder. one on i-95 near girard on the shoulder. southbound lanes toward cottman not too bad. throes a crash along meeting house road at stump east of 611. big puddle in a few spots because of the all the rain we've gotten in the work zone 202 and 30 and 401. dennisville, cape may county, watch out for minor flooding on the ramp. 83 westbound to 47 northbound as you head out on christmas eve morning. >> we're following a developing story, strong storms caused devastating damage in the midwest and southving 8 people dead. a massive funnel cloud went across the state of mississippi. a tree blew over in arkansas

killing a woman. a toddler was trapped, but survived. two people died in tennessee. we'll have more on the severe weather in the heartland in the next half-hour. >> counterterrorism thunderstorms are joining forces with philadelphia looking at a theft you don't see everyday. 40 gallons of propane tanks were swiped from two separate facilities. detectives don't believe the men are up to anything nefarious. they think they are likely to resell it, that they are in it for the money. >> pennsylvania lawmakers may take their holiday vacation even though they have not solved the budget crisis. the bill is the last-ditch bid to break the 6-month-old stalemate before christmas to get money flowing to schools and social service agencies.

lawmaker haves set the modern day pennsylvania record for the longest stretch without a state budget. >> today should be a little smoother if you're traveling for the christmas holiday. yesterday not a lot of fun, long lines and nasty weather combine for a perfect storm of travel headaches. this is a live look at philadelphia international. phl did not get the worst of the delays, but it did feel the ripple effect. airlines are expecting 38 million passengers over a 17 day period spanning christmas through new year's, that's an increase of 3% from last career. the rain is out of here, the last minute shoppers out on the the street right now, cutting it close for getting the gifts under the tree. katherine scott is live at the kohl's department store where

people are looking for lucky fines and deals. >> reporter: what surprises me year after year how calm people are doing their last minute shopping. some tell me this is tradition and as it turns out the tradition could pay off. christmas morning is tomorrow morning, which means there's no time like the present to get your presents. shoppers were out all night long at this kohl's in andora eschewing sleep for stocking stuffers. >> i decided to go out tonight, less traffic. >> reporter: looks like procrastinating can pay off. experts have been watching in recent years as there's been a shift to more discounting throughout the season as poe oh posed -- as opposed to black friday. in the final days of christmas retailers are looking beyond the holiday and keeping shoppers

interested. >> they could jack the price up if they wanted to. >> reporter: the shoppers say it's best to go in with an open mind in case what you're looking for is gone. >> it was picked over, but for the most part i found what i was looking for and got good deals. >> reporter: this kohls was open, but there was a little lull for a little while, but we're seeing more cars and it will get busier as the day goes on. federal regulators are looking at hover boards now that several people have experienced them catching fire. maribel aber has that. >> reporter: u.s. consumer product safety commission is launching a priority investigation testing the hover

boards to learn my they are camping fire. news comes after amazon stopped telling them. gains were fueled by continue rallied in fuel oil prices. futures are pointing to a lower open. you can stream all the songs by the beatles you can finds their songs on apple music, spotify, ascertain google music. the stock markets close at 1:00 p.m. ahead of the christmas holiday merry christmas and heap new year. >> same to you, maribel. >> reporter: we have warm air and showers around. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you more and more of the area is picking up the green and even yellow, as we go in closer you can see it pushing through media. a lot of new castle county,

delaware, getting decent rain and areas to the north getting a bit of the shower activity. this will zoom after we get rid of the loop. if you're up in green lane, montgomery county. pottstown, norristown picking up some this. there's the northeast extension looks like all the highways are in the process of getting wet. i'll leave you with the wide view, south jersey, spotty showers, there's the big batch of precipitation, pushing toward the i-95 corridor heading toward new castle delaware. as we head outside, we have cloudy skies. there's wilmington, winds are moving around a little bit, you can see the reflection of the lights dancing a little bit as the camera is on the move. 69 degrees, as you step outside it feels like a summer morning. it's humid and damp. 66 degrees in allentown. 69 in trenton. 68 in wilmington and millville.

57 in cape play. mild all over the place. as we take a look at future tracker 6 the big batch of rain down by baltimore is showing up on the model tracking basically or mainly over the southern tier over the region with potential heavy downpours. spotty precipitation and damp and gray by 9:00. we'll get into a lull around noon where there's breaks in the action and peeks of sunshine. we'll have the redevelopment of showers and thunderstorms any thunderstorms that form in the afternoon or evening they could produce strong gusty winds. this is very rare for christmas eve or anytime at any time of the year. we'll warn you of spotty strong storms and bring back the thing we show you in the spring and summer, the risk of various items from any storms that pour. downpours, there's a higher risk

of strong, gusty winds and slight concern of a tornado. this is the big issue, though. if you hear a rumble of thunder head indoors to the lower floors and ride it out safely. in the lehigh valley, 72. most of the temperatures are record highs. 69 down the shore, cloudy and shower or thunderstorm there. in philadelphia, a record-smashing high of 76 degrees, mostly cloudy a shower or thunderstorm. a little bit blustery. as for santa, first stop australia, everything is a go because the storms will be gone in time for santa's arrival. we're looking at an on time able for santa as sleigh. for christmas, sun and clouds, late-day rain up around 70 for the high. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 76 degrees shattering the record. at times shower or thunderstorm.

warm christmas day, sun to clouds, 70. late-day rain is possible. the weekend, damp and cooler, well above average on saturday. 58 the high there. light rain and drizzle at time. 70 on sunday, warmer and damp drizzle around there, too. monday will shock you, 47 degrees wow. it doesn't last, 60 tuesday afternoon. >> 6:12. up next, more stories you didn't see last night including the violent exchange of gunfire during a lengthy and tense standoff in texas. hear why a grandfather stopping at a local watering hole has him in hot water with his family and police. >> reporter: we're putting five extra minutes on the eastbound traffic time on the schuylkill expressway because of an accident involving an overturned vehicle up ahead. we'll talk about that and an issue in camden county after the break. >> if your child screamed the moment he or she first sat on santa's lap, don't worry, why

experts say it's good, that's later in "healthcheck." >> welcome back we're taking a

live look here south philadelphia. it's not christmas brother if you don't have their cookies on the table for a lot of folks.

there was a line out the doors, they open the doors at 6:00 a.m. everybody is in there, which you can whatever you want to bring back are we'll be very happy with you. i like the mexican wedding cookies they do. happy holidays to all those folks. >> which you can is our photographer, in case you're wondering. >> which you can is the person behind the camera down there. >> reporter: alicia vitarelli brought in stuff from down there yesterday, it was delicious. matt and tam we think a lot of about the twinkling lights. we don't like these lights, the flashing lights of the emergency crews along the schuylkill expressway an accident involving a vehicle that flipped over several times, but landed on its wheels. it's taking out the right lane, left lane squeezing by on the schuylkill expressway heading toward center city. accident scene east of montgomery drive.

11 miles per hour on the eastbound side, a lot of people talking about this on the waze app. major accident and resulting standstill on the schuylkill expressway coming away from the boulevard heading toward montgomery where the accident takes out the two right lanes. the river drives would be better bets this morning. shopping countdown clock almost over, less than 12 hours until most of the area malls close. it's scary for some of us. we're live at woodhaven road philadelphia miss where a lot of people will be heading to finish up the holiday shopping. crash plumstead township meeting house road at stump road. we have blockage on the ramp

black horse pike. >> new on a "action news," two texas police officers are recovering from being shot during a nine hour standoff. roy garza barricaded himself inside an apartment. police eventually placed him under arrest. the officers are in fair condition. police released surveillance video showing a 62-year-old man hanging out in a bar after leaving his young grd in the desert without -- granddaughter in the desert with a loaded gun. he called his wife and asked for a ride home. deputies arrived and arrested him. he got stuck four wheeling with his 5-year-old granddaughter when she got tired walking he

left her under a bush with a loaded handgun for five hours. >> it is potentially death. >> i actually know that. >> he is now facing child abuse and neglect charges. new therafl. the power to feel better.

those pictures of our kids screaming their heads off sitting on santa's lap. that response is a good thing. it's supposed to be a joyous time so we think. if they cry, it's a good sign. children who fare santa are developing stranger danger awareness. it is up to parents an care gives to resawyer -- reassure children that santa is okay. my kids are fine because we have

pictures of both of them jeemg their heads off -- screaming their heads off. [laughter]. i don't know what's not water this morning, but another multi-vehicle serious does he want this is on the vine street expressway just off the schuylkill expressway four vehicles here we're hearing it's two separate accidents one happened and the other happened right after. two right lanes blocked coming off the schuylkill expressway it is starting to rain again as you can see in center city. our crash in plumstead township cleared from meeting house road. regional rails and mass transit on a midday schedule. septa buses and trolleys modified weekday schedule. regular schedule on patco and njt. >> reporter: everybody in the 60s, 9:00 a.m., 69. 73 by noon, 76 by 3:00 p.m.

there's a chance of a pop-up shower or thunder. there's outside chance that thunderstorms could produce strong gusty winds. kind of things we talk about in spring and summer. here we are christmas eve talking about it. in boston we developed rain. fog has popped up in orlando. we're seeing fog in jfk. no major delays yet. keep an eye on the e-mails in case your flight has a delay. >> the eagles are dealing with key injuries going into saturday's game with the washington redskins. eric row returned to practice yesterday. if the eagles beat washington and win the following sunday against the giants, they can clinch the nfc east for the second time in three years and go to the players. the eagles are positive about their chances. >> everyone will be excited. if they are not excited to play

in this one. you can't let it take you out of your game. >> former eagles desawn jackson returns to lincoln financial field saturday and could keep the eagles out of the playoffs. he has four touchdowns in the last five games. >> we have an interesting call to 911. >> katherine scott is looking for people who are doing things. >> reporter: i don't ever to look very far, shoppers here in andora are picking up their last minute gifts. we'll have a live report at 6:30. oh remotes, you've had it tough.

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toll is climbing from the tornado outbreak in the south and midwest. the search continues for survivors. >> the wild weather means record highs for the delaware and lehigh valleys. >> the action cam is live inside tornini brothers in south philadelphia. their baked goods are a must for the many families. >> good morning, david murphy has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, and matt pellman is here with traffic. karen rogers is off. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, storm tracker 6 live double scan the next round of rain is pushing through the region. most of it is light. does not look like the roads around the i-95 corridor are in the process of getting on the wet side. the wider view shows you clouds,

as well. there's another band of precipitation that will come in later on. it's not a day that will feature rain all the time. there's a slight risk of severe weather especially this afternoon and evening where in the yellow box thunderstorms could pop up. not everybody sees these, they are spotty. but where they hit they could experience strong gusty winds. the biggest issue is strong straight line winds. degrees is the current temperature. 69 as you step outside it feels like a summer morning with the drizzle falling. as we look at the afternoon it will feel like early summer, as well. 3:00 p.m., 76 degrees, i have posted a chance of precipitation just about everyday part, it won't be raining all the time. if you hear thunder take it smartly and head indoors and let the storm pass with you inside

instead of outside. when i step inside we'll have the christmas day call along with future tracker tracking today's rain. we'll talk about santa. where is he right now and is he still on time, matt? >> reporter: scary stuff. >> reporter: his ride is the most important ride of the day. for people riding into work this morning, this should be an easy commute. it's not been so far. we had an accident that cleared on the schuylkill expressway east of montgomery drive that involved a vehicle that flipped over several times and landed on its wheels. they have towed it out of the way now. all lanes reopened on the eastbound side of the schuylkill expressway past montgomery drive. you get farther along and you jam somed he -- solid from girard. there's two separate accidents four vehicles in total involved some of them facing the wrong

way, the left lane is squeezing by on the vine off the schuylkill expressway. when he -- when we looked at the shot last, police and penndot on on the scene assisting. we have broken down vehicle on i-95 northbound at girard. that is off to the side. and coming southbound this morning no big delays, volume is relatively light as you enter the work zone at cottman avenue. brown down construct partially blocking the ramp 295 northbound to the black horse pike. cape may county, flooding blocking the ramp 83 westbound to 47 westbound. volume is down on this thursday morning. >> the pressure is on for last minute holiday shoppers. luckily a few retailers have been open around the clock giving them an opportunity to

get something under the tree. let's go live to katherine scott outside the kohl's in andora finding people going in the store. >> reporter: if you waited until the last minute you have a choice or come out and shop or write out your iou hes for your nearest and dearest. but if you're out looking for a store you're in luck at this kohls. it's in the middle of the night, but shoppers didn't let sleeping get in the way of shopping for their christmas gifts. >> it's a tradition for me to do shopping on the last day, i don't feel right unless i'm out here on christmas eve doing shopping. >> reporter: many shoppers waiting for the 11th hour pays off. experts have been watching in recent years there's been a shift to more discounting throughout the season as opposed to black friday. a lot of deals come in the last

minutes in the final few days to christmas. we're past the biggest part of the holiday shopping season. retailers are looking ahead to the posthole day season and wondering how to keep retailers online and in stores, that's why they are offering amazing deals this week. >> reporter: they're deals, not necessarily merchandise. shoppers advice going in with a little flexibility. >> for the most part i did find what i wanted and got good deals. >> reporter: the next step is wrapping, there will be a lot of busy beavers around the area as it leads up to christmas. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> gas prices might offer help with the holiday budget. the national average is $2 a gallon. the average in south jersey is the lowest in the area, 1.80. in new castle, delaware, 1.9 5.

philadelphia police are searching for the gunman who shot a man to death while the victim was driving in east mount airy around 11:00 p.m. the 37-year-old victim was behind the wheel of his car when he was struck by a bullet. he drove half block before crashing into two parked cars. >> several neighbors on the block heard one to three gunshots at the intersection of vernon road and voyer before they heard the vehicle that the victim was in crash into the two parked cars. >> reporter: police found the victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomin. he was rushed to the hospital and does not survive. police in montgomery county are trying to figure out why someone shot and killed a 73-year-old man. the suspect turned the gun on himself. police found the victim in

abington yesterday afternoon. investigating officers cornered the suspect blocks away. she confronted him and asked him to show his hands. he raised gun and shot himself twice. family members the victim and the suspect knew each other. >> dangerous storms have killed 8 people in the nation's heartland. crews are searching for others who are missing. two dozen tornados formed over indiana, iowa, mississippi, tennessee and arkansas. a 7-year-old boy is among the dead in mississippi. 4 million people took cover from the severe weather. >> i can't stick around here. i'm going to go find cover. >> crews in tennessee began clearing road. strong winds ripped down power lines and destroyed home. out west, the roads are a snowy mess, in utah, 80-mile an hour wind gusts in mohave, california

tore off a roof and topple tractor-trailers. stay up to date with 6abc.com/weather check the hourly forecast and storm tracker 6 live. >> rain is part of our story, but it's also how warm it is. >> reporter: those are the stories, you feel it as you step outside. a good portion of the region is beginning to see the next round of rain. right now it's in the middle of i-95 corridor. every now and then you see yellow and darker shades of green, a quick hit of steady rain. there's the live scan going through it. double scan technology doing a great job showing you where the rain is right now. go out wider, there's speckled pattern. there's heavier downpours. there's area north of honeybrook and pottstown and green lane,

doylestown, quakertown and allentown, you're picking up some of that. finally take a look wide down south where the next big batch is coming. that's going to be heading mainly over south jersey. as we look outside we have cloudy skies across the region sky6 live hd take a look it's wet at the airport with the rain moving in. as tam mentioned, the other part of the story is how it feels as you step outside, maybe you need an umbrella, 69 degrees, the dewpoint over 60. it feels humid this is more of a summery morning than a wintry morning. winds out of the southwest at 6 miles per hour. future tracker 6 taking you from now until 9:00. there's the heavier batch of rain tracking to south jersey. by midday, it looks like we'll get into a lull might see sunny breaks here or there, later in the afternoon we'll be on the look out for the front producing showers and thunderstorms. if we get thunderstorms it will be in the afternoon and early evening and fall apart down over

closer to the shore later on. if you hear thunder, though, i want you to head indoors to the lower floors, there's a moderate chance of lightning and downpours. there's chance of strong winds gusts from the storms. there's thinking there's a low, but possible chance of a tornado. i think the best chance is strong gusty winds either way. thunderstorms head indoors. 68 degrees by 8:00. 72 by 11:00. they say -- these are not christmas numbers. 3:00 p.m., 76 owe obliterating e record for this date. 74 is the high in trenton. 72 in allentown. most of the numbers represent records. 68 in cape may. as for santa the latest coming in from the government tracking agency says santa has arrived in the marshall islands down near

the iquairt in the pacific -- equator in the pacific ocean and heading toward australia. christmas day, cold front out to the west, sun and clouds, maybe late-day rain, but the surge of warm air continues. tomorrow is another record breaker. 76 record shattering temperatures, cloudy skies some occasional showers and thunderstorms. christmas day, sun in the morning, increasing clouds, high of 70. late in the day or at night there could rain arriving, but generally speaking a decent christmas. saturday front is off the coast we get cooler, 58 degrees, light rain and drizzle at times and back up to 70 on sunday damp with a bit of drizzle around not a washout. monday look out. you will not know what hit you. 37 is the high. tuesday afternoon, we'll be back up to close to 60. all right, thank you, david.

6:41. travel trouble a muslim family claims discrimination when they are forced to cancel a trip to the u.s. and disney. >> investigators are looking t a story how a pennsylvania police officer said they got hurt. >> reporter: best bet stay on mlk drive as you head into center city. the schuylkill expressway looks like because of a crash on the eastbound side of the vine. we have accident, and well check santa's favorite exit along the schuylkill expressway when "action news" continues on this christmas eve morning. ♪

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santa claus. look how many gifts he has already delivered more than 228 million. that's a big bag on that sleigh. >> it probably feels the same temperature here as in tonga, matt pellman. >> reporter: the thing i have to deliver to you guys is unpleasant. we have a bunch of accidents even though volume is light. this is the vine street expressway eastbound side, actually as we watch live the two separate accidents on the eastbound side of the vine near the schuylkill expressway may be clearing out. as we watch live, crashes on the vine street expressway off the schuylkill expressway appear to be clearing. the traffic is just starting is to move coming off 76.

but it has created quite the backlog along 76 eastbound side. a void too volume you might want to use the river drive, the mlk and the kelly this morning. there's a crash at presbyterian church old york road adams avenue. we have one at morris road at betsy lane. lindenwald they are expected to close park avenue one more time. stick with laurel road to get around that. time to check in with santa's favorite stop along the schuylkill expressway. conshohocken, every single year i love the groans. traffic is moving well along the schuylkill expressway in this area this morning, tam. >> thank you matt. there's new information about the alleged attack of a police officer in schuylkill

county. state police are saying the officer faked it. the officer faces misdemeanor charges. she was found in a ditch in september. she said a man threw her over the guardrail, but authorities found inconsists -- inconsistency in her story. prime minister david cameron plans to look into claims that a family from great britain was stopped from flying to disneyland because they were muslim. they say their forms for the planned holiday was approved by the homeland security 6 weeks before. >> definitely donald trump has a part to play in it.

otherwise why wasn't anyone else flagged on that flight just one muslim family. >> trump called for a ban on all muslims entering the united states earlier this month. u.s. officials gave no explanation for refusing to allow the family members to board the flight, but insist a person's religion is not a determining factor for letting them into the county. >> television dad is playing santa. >> here we go again at philadelphia international airport. we have a 30 minute delay, low clouds rain, some of our connecting cities like boston seeing rain. we have fog in orlando and jfk. check your e-mail, the airline may be trying to tell i you're not on time. i'll be back with the day planner forecast and let you know where the numbers are going today.

>> reporter: i know i have a lot to do today, you have to slow it down on the roads. here's our latest accident, 422 approaching oaks interchange, egypt road him you can see a vehicle off in the grassy area facing the wromg -- wrong way. left lane is blocked. septa regional rails running with a special midday schedule to help you get out of center city during the midday. suburban buses an trolley roads 101 and 02 normal weekday

schedules. >> reporter: we have rain coming through, some of it pushing through south jest and delaware and -- south jersey and delaware. we're in and out of the rain drops this morning and later today. temperatures are the other part of the story. it is mild. you step outside, it feels like summer. muggy and damp. 65 in saint davids. close to 07 in glassboro and buena. and 69 in smyrna i can't, -- smyrna, delaware. 73 degrees by noon, the high today will be 76 degrees smashing the existing record at 3:00 p.m. at times there will be a shower. if you heard a rumble of thunder get indoors, because any thunderstorm that could pop while spotty could produce strong gusty winds. >> parents if your elf on the shelf is keeping track of who's

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>> reporter: merry christmas the schuylkill expressway is a mess. jammed from the boulevard into the vine, the crash has cleared, watch out for 422 eastbound approaching oaks. >> reporter: some of us have showers, a quick look on storm tracker 6 live double scan. you can see them coming up from the south and west. steadier stuff in the rush hour. today's high an amazing 76 degrees. head indoors because we could have thunderstorms.

santa has arrived over new zealand. things have cleared -- things will have cleared out in time for santa tonight. >> should the kids go to bed now? have a merry christmas everybody! for matt pellman, tamala edwards, karen rogers, david murphy, i'm matt o'donnell. see you later!

good morning, america. deadly tornadoes tearing through the south overnight. >> heading toward holly springs. >> at least seven people killed and many more injured as nearly two dozen reported twisters rip apart homes. powerful winds taking control of this tractor trailer flipping it. these twin tornadoes forming one massive twister. the roof ripped off this home, but somehow the christmas tree left standing. americans on alert this morning as millions travel for the holidays. big changes come to chipotle this morning after those outbreaks that sickened dozens of people across the country. what the restaurant chain is now doing to keep its food safe for your family. madonna in a fight to bring her son home for the holiday. the material girl in a custody battle over the teenager expressing herself in court